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Bonino, O'Malley, Barczak Set to Compete at 2023 NCAA Championships
3/14/2023 2:00:00 PM | Wrestling
March 16-18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
PHILADELPHIA– The Drexel wrestling team will send three competitors to the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, OK. The championship will be held Thursday to Saturday, March 16-18. Graduate student Brian Bonino will be competing in his first NCAA's at 184 lbs, graduate student and 165-pounder Evan Barczak is making his third appearance, and redshirt senior Mickey O'Malley is in the 174lb bracket and will be heading to the national tournament for the fourth time. O'Malley came one win short of NCAA All-American status last season and the trio is looking to become the first All-Americans since Ryan Hluschak's 8th-place finish in 2007.
Date: March 16-18
Venue: BOK Center - Tulsa, Okla.
Watch: ESPN+ ,ESPNU, ESPN
Brackets: NCAA Wrestling
Tickets: NCAA Tickets
NCAA Championship Info: Championship Headquarters
Social: @DrexelWrestling @NCAAWrestling
Tournament Schedule
Session 1 | Thursday morning | March 16 | Noon ET/11 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 2 | Thursday evening | March 16 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN
Session 3 | Friday morning | March 17 | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 4 | Friday evening | March 17 | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | ESPN
Session 5 | Saturday morning | March 18 | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 6 | Saturday evening | March 18 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN
*ESPN+ info: The 'MATCAST' option will be streamed live through the Medal Round via ESPN+. The presentation will show multi-boxes of all the mats so fans never miss a single point.
Dragons First Round Matches
165: 30-seed Evan Barczak vs. 3-seed Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)
174: 23-seed Mickey O'Malley vs. 10-seed Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga)
184: 25-seed Brian Bonino vs 8-seed Matt Finesilver (Michigan)
Last Year in Detroit
Barczak and O'Malley represented Drexel in the championships last season.
Day 1:
Mickey O'Malley, 174lbs
First Round | Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) def. O'Malley, 6-4 SV Decision
Consolation Rd. 1 | O'Malley def. Joel Devine (Iowa St.), 3-1 Decision
Evan Barczak, 165lbs
First Round | Alex Marinelli (Iowa) def. Barczak, 7-2 Decision
Consolation Prelim. | Barczak def. David Ferrante (Northwestern), Fall 3:26
Consolation Rd. 1 | Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia) def. Barczak, 3-1 SV Decision
Day 2:
Mickey O'Malley, 174lbs
Consolation Rd. 2 | O'Malley def. Tyler Eischens (Stanford), Fall 2:46
Consolation Rd. 3 | O'Malley def. Lance Runyon (UNI), Fall 3:33
Consolation Rd. 4 | Michael Kemerer (Iowa) def. O'Malley, 5-2 Decision
Date: March 16-18
Venue: BOK Center - Tulsa, Okla.
Watch: ESPN+ ,ESPNU, ESPN
Brackets: NCAA Wrestling
Tickets: NCAA Tickets
NCAA Championship Info: Championship Headquarters
Social: @DrexelWrestling @NCAAWrestling
Tournament Schedule
Session 1 | Thursday morning | March 16 | Noon ET/11 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 2 | Thursday evening | March 16 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN
Session 3 | Friday morning | March 17 | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 4 | Friday evening | March 17 | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | ESPN
Session 5 | Saturday morning | March 18 | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Session 6 | Saturday evening | March 18 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN
*ESPN+ info: The 'MATCAST' option will be streamed live through the Medal Round via ESPN+. The presentation will show multi-boxes of all the mats so fans never miss a single point.
Dragons First Round Matches
165: 30-seed Evan Barczak vs. 3-seed Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)
174: 23-seed Mickey O'Malley vs. 10-seed Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga)
184: 25-seed Brian Bonino vs 8-seed Matt Finesilver (Michigan)
Last Year in Detroit
Barczak and O'Malley represented Drexel in the championships last season.
Day 1:
Mickey O'Malley, 174lbs
First Round | Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) def. O'Malley, 6-4 SV Decision
Consolation Rd. 1 | O'Malley def. Joel Devine (Iowa St.), 3-1 Decision
Evan Barczak, 165lbs
First Round | Alex Marinelli (Iowa) def. Barczak, 7-2 Decision
Consolation Prelim. | Barczak def. David Ferrante (Northwestern), Fall 3:26
Consolation Rd. 1 | Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia) def. Barczak, 3-1 SV Decision
Day 2:
Mickey O'Malley, 174lbs
Consolation Rd. 2 | O'Malley def. Tyler Eischens (Stanford), Fall 2:46
Consolation Rd. 3 | O'Malley def. Lance Runyon (UNI), Fall 3:33
Consolation Rd. 4 | Michael Kemerer (Iowa) def. O'Malley, 5-2 Decision
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